Diagnosis and treatment of ovarian afunction disorder with a norgestomet ear-implant (Crestar) in dairy cows

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-175

  Mwaanga, Edwell Siatambi ^a   Zduńczyk, Sławomir ^a   Janowski, Tomasz ^a   Kotowski, Karol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b Veterinary Ambulatory ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Cows; Crestar; Diagnosis; Ovarian afunction; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NORGESTOMET; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DAIRY CATTLE; EAR; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMPLANT; IMPLANTABLE PORT SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0141571477     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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